All London Market articles – Page 2
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NewsBMS Re appoints Biddell to lead London P&C
Broker bolsters reinsurance leadership team with the appointment of Genna Biddell, who joins from rival Howden Re.
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NewsAviva adds A&H and PVT as two new classes at Lloyd’s via Probitas
Political violence and terrorism and accident and health expansion underscores Aviva’s ambition to become “a leading dual-platform”, the UK-based group said.
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NewsArch expands international renewables business
Michael O’Neill becomes onshore power and renewables underwriting manager.
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NewsBattleground over soft skills: interview with Gracechurch’s Ben Bolton
People think there’s a battle being fought over technology, but the London market needs to be more responsive, and better at sales skills, according to Gracechurch Consulting’s founder.
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NewsLockton Re adds two senior casualty brokers in London
Daniel Moruzzi and Matthew Cope have both joined the reinsurance broker’s international P&C division in London as senior brokers.
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NewsNew MGA Volt Underwriting hires London market energy leader
Louis Scott joins the newly-formed managing general agent (MGA) from Travelers.
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NewsEditor’s opinion-analysis: PV’s soft market has dodged a bullet; what will 2025 bring?
A $41m High Court case points to PV’s soft market traits despite the volatile geopolitical landscape, writes David Benyon, editor of GR.
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NewsAon Client Treaty adds three new carriers and increases to 28.5% of placements
The broker’s ‘signature London market placement facility’, led by QBE, renews for 2025 offering 28.5% co-insurance across core lines of business.
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NewsComplacency is now biggest risk for insurers – Swiss Re’s Haegeli
Chief economist of Swiss Re Jérôme Haegeli spoke in London as the reinsurer launched its global economic and insurance outlook for 2025/26.
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NewsLondon market has ‘superpower’ to meet client needs against growing risks – Neal
‘We have a riskier world with the impact of Covid, war on land and the climate,’ says chief executive of Lloyd’s John Neal, speaking at an S&P event in London.
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NewsArch names Ouwehand as new head of terrorism, political violence and war
Jelle Ouwehand promoted to lead London-based team after several years as a senior underwriter and before that as a broker at Marsh.
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NewsBMS Specialty rehires Phillips as African practice leader
The specialty broking arm of BMS makes a return hire, who rejoins from Afro Asian Insurance Services, where he was group CEO.
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NewsExtinction Rebellion targets multiple London market insurance firms
The climate change protest group has carried out a campaign of protests targeting insurance companies across London.
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News‘Do the simple stuff first’ with data journeys – AdvantageGo’s Summers
Long projects in technology have very bad track records,’ warns AdvantageGo’s global business leader Ian Summers.
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NewsOptio buys European film and events MGA Circles
Specialty MGA makes its largest European acquisition to date for Luxembourg-based contingency and special risks firm.
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NewsDive In turns 10: Festival launches with over 130 events globally
Celebrating ten years of Dive In, 2024’s festival launches with over 130 free virtual and hybrid global events.
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NewsBMS makes two senior leadership hires in London and Miami
BMS Re appoints new Latin American and Caribbean CEO, and BMS Group appoints “market veteran” chief broking officer
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NewsDive In: Embracing diversity and inclusion with the head of culture at Lloyd’s
The insurance industry historically could have done much better at diversity, inclusion, and reflecting the global markets it serves. Mark Lomas, head of culture at Lloyd’s, is working to correct that.
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NewsIGI expanding specialty treaty arm amid reinsurance market opportunities – Jabsheh
The re/insurer’s treaty business has doubled in size, particularly in London market specialty, according to IGI’s president and CEO, speaking to GR at RVS 2024 in Monte Carlo.
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NewsIGI UK: All change at Lloyd’s amid rapid MGA growth
Andreas Loucaides, CEO of IGI UK, talks about distribution, how trading in Lloyd’s opens up new opportunities, and the evolution of the MGA market.
